| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 38 | 19-13-6 19 | 13 | 6 | 70:35 | 35 | 51:25 | |
| 2 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 38 | 20-8-10 20 | 8 | 10 | 84:47 | 37 | 48:28 | |
| 3 |
 |
Offenbach Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 19-8-11 19 | 8 | 11 | 70:67 | 3 | 46:30 | |
| 4 |
 |
1860 München (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 38 | 19-7-12 19 | 7 | 12 | 87:56 | 31 | 45:31 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 38 | 19-7-12 19 | 7 | 12 | 72:52 | 20 | 45:31 | |
| 6 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 16-12-10 16 | 12 | 10 | 51:44 | 7 | 44:32 | |
| 7 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 18-7-13 18 | 7 | 13 | 76:55 | 21 | 43:33 | |
| 8 |
 |
KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel | 38 | 15-13-10 15 | 13 | 10 | 56:46 | 10 | 43:33 | |
| 9 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 15-11-12 15 | 11 | 12 | 47:39 | 8 | 41:35 | |
| 10 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 38 | 14-11-13 14 | 11 | 13 | 70:72 | -2 | 39:37 | |
| 11 |
 |
Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 15-8-15 15 | 8 | 15 | 60:62 | -2 | 38:38 | |
| 12 |
 |
Uerdingen (A) Bayer 05 Uerdingen (A) | 38 | 14-10-14 14 | 10 | 14 | 47:57 | -10 | 38:38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 14-9-15 14 | 9 | 15 | 49:59 | -10 | 37:39 | |
| 14 |
 |
SpVgg Fürth SpVgg Fürth | 38 | 10-15-13 10 | 15 | 13 | 61:60 | 1 | 35:41 | |
| 15 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 38 | 11-12-15 11 | 12 | 15 | 49:54 | -5 | 34:42 | |
| 16 |
 |
SG Union Solingen SG Union Solingen | 38 | 11-11-16 11 | 11 | 16 | 51:62 | -11 | 33:43 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 8-15-15 8 | 15 | 15 | 41:62 | -21 | 31:45 | |
| 18 |
 |
Worms Wormatia Worms | 38 | 8-8-22 8 | 8 | 22 | 34:74 | -40 | 24:52 | |
| 19 |
 |
Freiburger FC Freiburger FC | 38 | 7-9-22 7 | 9 | 22 | 52:88 | -36 | 23:53 | |
| 20 |
 |
Bayreuth SpVgg Bayreuth | 38 | 7-8-23 7 | 8 | 23 | 40:76 | -36 | 22:54 |